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re: White cop tackles black mom after she called police for help[W:295]

If this cop misused his authority to kidnap people and help his friend or "kin" out instead of the victim then I'm all for enhanced x5 quintupled sentence because these rogue cops really need to be reigned in. Like that cop who just got sentenced to life in prison for tazing the handcuffed, non-fleeing person 12 times until they died. *applause* Every time a cop that is rogue gets away with crime it has the potential to make that whole family and maybe many more distrust the cops FOR LIFE. A cop rogue that abuses authority is 100 times more dangerous than a criminal who has no protection from the cops.

Wow, that's pretty much the definition of a piece of **** person who happens to be a cop. Now that being said, the reactions of others made it worse once he decided to be a complete dickbag, make the situation worse and detain the woman but that doesn't change the point of him being a ****ty cop. Quite simply he doesn't seem fit for duty.

re: White cop tackles black mom after she called police for help[W:295]

What is with the big skip between when the cop starts to arrest the woman.. and she's on the ground? Something happen in between those two things that might change the narrative? I have no idea.. but odd for sure.

re: White cop tackles black mom after she called police for help[W:295]

Originally Posted by Mac77

I watched the same video as everyone else posting here and my take is a little different

In the first place why were the police called to begin with?

This reminds me of black women who call 911 because they didn't get as much shrimp in their fried rice as they expected

There are exceptions but every white person I know would have handled the incident neighbor to neighbor

But the cops were called and the black woman ends up getting arrested because she lost her composure and along with her daughter became physically confrontational with the cop

Again, most white people would have handled the situation differently and without getting arrested

Well, this incident seems to have occurred in Fort Worth, Texas.

You live in Texas, according to your location tag.

Therefore, you should either be aware, or need to make yourself familiar with Texas law re: Assault (apparently there is no separate code for "Battery").

The defendant intentionally or knowingly caused physical contact with the victim when the defendant knew or should have reasonably believed that the victim would regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

She called the cop because if the fact pattern is true and the neighbor grabbed her child in any way, then he has committed a misdemeanor offense of Assault.

Now we don't know the history of their relationship, so we don't know what kinds of interactions have occurred between her family and the neighbor before she called the police.

Yet YOU say every white person you know would have handled it neighbor to neighbor? So why not ask why THIS white person opted to take personal action rather than doing what the mother suggested, i.e. coming over and talking to HER about it?

But that is actually irrelevant. She doesn't have to handle it in any other way, a crime was allegedly committed and she has a right to call the police.

Meanwhile, this police officer is supposed to investigate the situation, and then either make an arrest or instruct the "victim" to file a complaint which might then lead to an arrest.

He is not supposed to ask:

"Why don't you teach your son not to litter?"

Nor should he respond to a mother's statement that the neighbor should not be grabbing her child with "Why not?;" questioning her parental skills and rights.

His actions created the incident and led to an unnecessary arrest. :

If I stop responding it doesn't mean I've conceded the point or agree with you. It only means I've made my point and I don't mind you having the last word. Please wait a few minutes before "quoting" me. I often correct errors for a minute or two after I post before the final product is ready.

She called the cop because if the fact pattern is true and the neighbor grabbed her child in any way, then he has committed a misdemeanor offense of Assault.

Now we don't know the history of their relationship, so we don't know what kinds of interactions have occurred between her family and the neighbor before she called the police.

You say every white person you know would have handled it neighbor to neighbor, so why not ask why THIS white person opted to take personal action rather than doing what the mother suggested, i.e. coming over and talking to HER about it?

But that is irrelevant. She doesn't have to handle it in any other way, a crime was allegedly committed and she has a right to call the police.

Meanwhile, this police officer is supposed to investigate the situation, and then either make an arrest or instruct the "victim" to file a complaint which might then lead to an arrest.

He is not supposed to ask:

"Why don't you teach your son not to litter?"

Nor should he respond to a mother's statement that the neighbor should not be grabbing her child with "Why not?;" questioning her parental skills and rights.

His actions created the incident and led to an unnecessary arrest.

Again

Most white people would have worked out the problem neighbor to neighbor without involving the cops

Assault?

I seriously doubt that the white man tried to choke a 7 year old black kid

So the black woman herself was making the incident more tense and confrontational by making wild charges she could not prove

Most people here want to fire or arrest the cop because he was not sympathetic enough to the black woman

But is that a good reason for getting yourself thrown in jail?

It might be if you are a raging bigot who dislikes white people and has never learned self control

She called the cop because if the fact pattern is true and the neighbor grabbed her child in any way, then he has committed a misdemeanor offense of Assault.

Now we don't know the history of their relationship, so we don't know what kinds of interactions have occurred between her family and the neighbor before she called the police.

Yet YOU say every white person you know would have handled it neighbor to neighbor? So why not ask why THIS white person opted to take personal action rather than doing what the mother suggested, i.e. coming over and talking to HER about it?

But that is actually irrelevant. She doesn't have to handle it in any other way, a crime was allegedly committed and she has a right to call the police.

Meanwhile, this police officer is supposed to investigate the situation, and then either make an arrest or instruct the "victim" to file a complaint which might then lead to an arrest.

He is not supposed to ask:

"Why don't you teach your son not to litter?"

Nor should he respond to a mother's statement that the neighbor should not be grabbing her child with "Why not?;" questioning her parental skills and rights.

His actions created the incident and led to an unnecessary arrest. :

Maybe not

But the proper way to deal with that is to take your complaint along with the video to the police station and speak to thr cops supervisor - before the woman gets handcuffed and arrested - not afterward

re: White cop tackles black mom after she called police for help[W:295]

Originally Posted by Mac77

Maybe not

But the proper way to deal with that is to take your complaint along with the video to the police station and speak to thr cops supervisor - before the woman gets handcuffed and arrested - not afterward

The other man confessed to the assualt right in front of the cop. The woman was arrested because most cops hate Black people.